Potter Co. TX - Obits from the Amarillo newspapers 13 February 2003 Thanks to http://www.amarillonet.com/ for permission to upload their obits to the USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved. Amarillo Globe-News http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ------------------------------------------------------ All Obits - Text Only Area Wilbert Ray Babb PAMPA - Wilbert Ray Babb, 72, died Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2003, in Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Central Baptist Church with Dr. Derrell Rains, pastor, and the Rev. Rick Parnell, associate pastor, officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mr. Babb began Babb Portable Buildings with his son, Curtis. He served in the National Guard for 13 years. Survivors include his wife, Roberta; a daughter, Susan Ratzlaff of Pampa; a son, Curtis Babb of Pampa; a sister, Frances Richardson of Boise City, Okla. ; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Central Baptist Church, 513 E. Francis St., Pampa, TX 79065. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 13, 2003 Evelyn Leatherman PERRYTON - Evelyn Leatherman, 92, died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2003. Memorial services will be at 1:30 p.m. today in First Christian Church with the Rev. Jeff Knighton officiating. Burial will be at 11 a.m. today in Ochiltree Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. Mrs. Leatherman was a member of First Christian Church of Perryton. She was a member of Garden Club. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Bertha Fulton; her husband, Ross P. Leatherman in 1970; and a sister, Bea Conner. Survivors include her daughter, Gaynelle Hulsey and husband, Don, of Perryton; a brother, Bill Fulton of Amarillo; a sister, Bennie Reynolds of Bentonville, Ark.; a grandson, Ricky Hulsey of Perryton; a granddaughter, Teri Hollis and husband, Dwayne, of Amarillo; and four great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to First Christian Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 1244, Perryton, TX 79070; or a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 13, 2003 Barbara Zinser Curry HEREFORD - Barbara Zinser Curry, 55, died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2003, in Amarillo. Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday in Hereford Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Ted Taylor officiating. Burial will be in Rest Lawn Memorial Park, north of Hereford, by Parkside Chapel Funeral Home. Mrs. Curry was born Jan. 28, 1948, in Hereford, the daughter of Frank Jr. and Margaret Zinser. She married Jerry Curry on Dec. 22, 1968, in Hereford. She taught school for more than 15 years, and was teaching in the Friona School System. Survivors include her husband; her parents of Hereford; two brothers, David Zinser of Hereford and Dr. Phillip Zinser of St. Louis, Mo.; two sisters, Jane Rice of Woodinville, Wash., and Diana Attridge of Canyon; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family suggests memorials be to Hereford Church of the Nazarene; or Don and Sybil Harrington Cancer Center. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 13, 2003 Phyllis Clark SKELLYTOWN - Phyllis Clark, 61, died Monday, Feb. 10, 2003, in Pampa. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors Colonial Chapel with Kent Smith officiating. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Gaines County Cemetery in Loop. Mrs. Clark had been a resident of Skellytown since 1982. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Skellytown. Survivors include her husband, Raburn; a son, Justin Clark of Skellytown; a daughter, Amber Mosley of Thousand Oaks, Calif.; two sisters, LaNell White of Wichita Falls and Pat Nelson of Seagraves. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 13, 2003 Constance "Connie" Pritchett PAMPA - Constance "Connie" Pritchett, 69, died Monday, Feb. 10, 2003. No services are scheduled. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mrs. Pritchett was born Jan. 18, 1934, in Boston. She married Bob Pritchett on Aug. 30, 1957, in Waltham, Mass. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Lesley Helm and Laura Pritchett, both of Pampa; a sister, Janice Martin of Cape Coral, Fla.; and two grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 13, 2003 Frances Ruth Bowers Walls PAMPA - Frances Ruth Bowers Walls, 82, died Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2003, in Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in First United Methodist Church with John Curry and the Rev. Scott Penrod, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mrs. Walls was born Feb. 21, 1921, in Hereford. She was reared in Miami and was a 1938 graduate of Miami High School. She attended Texas Tech University in Lubbock, and received her B.A. degree and M. Ed. degree from West Texas State University in Canyon. She received her M.S. degree in library science from East Texas State University in Commerce. She taught elementary school at Laketon, Miami and Pampa, and later became library coordinator for Pampa Independent School District, retiring in 1982. She married G.M. "Arkie" Walls on Oct. 1, 1939, in Elk City, Okla. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, both in Miami and Pampa. She was a member of Crusaders Sunday school class in Pampa, Kappa Kappa Iota teacher's sorority, Pampa Classroom Teachers Association, T.E.A., N.E.A., Friends of the Library and Pampa Retired Teachers Association. She helped farm with her husband during the summer months. Survivors include her husband; three sons, G.M. Walls Jr. and wife, Diana, of Pampa, Wilbur Walls and wife, Judy, of Lake Tanglewood and Steve Walls and wife, Diane, of Hurst; four grandchildren, Autumn Smith and Trae Walls, both of Pampa, Alicia Walls of Amarillo and Jordan Walls of Hurst; three step-grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 1981, Pampa, TX 79066-1981; or a favorite charity. Visitation will be from 6 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 13, 2003 Linda Kay Rogers Lyle PLAINVIEW - Linda Kay Rogers Lyle, 61, died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2003. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in First Baptist Church with Dr. Travis Hart, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park by Lemons Funeral Home. Mrs. Lyle was born March 18, 1941, in Fort Worth. She married Paul Lyle on Dec. 22, 1962, in Dallas. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Leah Kay Lyle Gabriel of Southlake; a son, John Paul Lyle of Colorado Springs, Colo.; her mother, Eula Mae Warren of Plainview; a brother, Jerry Lynn Rogers of Dallas; and four grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 13, 2003 Bobbie Lee Kinslow TULIA - Bobbie Lee Kinslow, 96, died Monday, Feb. 10, 2003, in Amarillo. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of Memories in Amarillo, 6969 E. Interstate 40. Burial will be at 2 p.m. today in Rose Hill Cemetery in Tulia. Mr. Kinslow was a member of Assembly of God Church in Tulia. He received his teaching degree from Choctaw County School in Wright City, Okla. He farmed for many years and was the foreman for Green Thumb for six years. He married Bessie Lou Berry on May 13, 1930, in Hugo, Okla. He was preceded in death by his wife in June 1983; a son, Pete Kinslow in July 1998; his daughter-in-law, Malenda Kinslow in December 2002; a sister, Lucille Nabors; and a brother, Arthur Kinslow. Survivors include four daughters, Ellen Airehart and Cordie Johnston, both of Tulia, Billie Boling of Binger, Okla., and Helen Butts of Fort Worth; 14 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and 30 great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice in Amarillo. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 13, 2003 Amarillo Frank F. Fincher Frank F. Fincher, 85, of Amarillo died Monday, Feb. 10, 2003. Services will be at 1 p.m. today in Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors Bell Avenue Chapel, 5400 S. Bell St., with the Rev. Jim Fox of Hillcrest Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Claude Cemetery in Claude. Mr. Fincher was born April 25, 1917, in Oklahoma City, to Elbert Hugh and Martha Jane Elliot Fincher. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the Army. He retired from Pantex in 1983. He was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ilene Bass Fincher on April 1, 1991. Survivors include two sons, Larry Foster and wife, Sandra, of Grapevine and Farris Fincher and wife, Jean, of Kansas City, Mo.; a sister, Berniece Johnson of Odessa; 10 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 13, 2003 Vivian "Sue" Moore Vivian "Sue" Moore, 91, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2003. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with Jeff Asher of Dumas Drive Church of Christ officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Moore was born June 1, 1911, in Muskogee, Okla., to Albert Lee and Mary Myrtle Wells Denney. She was a homemaker and a member of Dumas Drive Church of Christ. Survivors include her husband, J.B. "Mike"; three sons, Michael H. Moore and wife, Janie, and Jackey Moore and wife, Barbara, all of Amarillo, and Jerry Don Moore and wife, Judi, of Seattle; a daughter, Mary Poyner and husband, Mike, of Amarillo; two sisters, Billye Faye Dancy and Della Jo Cortez, both of Copperas Cove; seven grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to St. Jude's Children Research Center, P.O. Box 810, Memphis, TN 38101. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 13, 2003 Mary Ann Lemons Mary Ann Lemons, 53, of Amarillo died Saturday, Feb. 8, 2003. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in First United Methodist Church of Canyon. Arrangements are by Brooks Funeral Directors of Canyon. Miss Lemons was born Feb. 14, 1949, to Sug and Beth Lemons of Memphis. She graduated from Memphis High School and West Texas A&M University. She served for 23 years as a social worker with Texas Department of Child Protective Services and was a lifelong member of United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Carl and Mary Lemons of Wichita Falls, and John and Bess Moreland of Durant, Okla.; and her parents. Survivors include a dear friend, Mike Montague; a brother, John Lemons and wife, Sherry, of Canyon; three sisters, Bobbie True and husband, Jim, of Beaumont, Judy Lemons Davidson of McAllen and Betty Lemons Pelfrey of Canyon; 30 nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews; her Rowzee and Montague families; several aunts and cousins; and a host of dearly loved friends. The family suggests memorials be to First United Methodist Church, 1818 Fourth Ave., Canyon, TX 79015; or BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176; or Rainbow Room, 6200 W. Interstate 40, Amarillo, TX 79106. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 13, 2003 Travis Junior "T.J." Ross Travis Junior "T.J." Ross, 79, of Amarillo died Monday, Feb. 10, 2003. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel, 2820 Virginia Circle, with the Rev. Bob Thomas, chaplain of Crown of Texas Hospice, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery with military rites by the Air Force Honor Guard. Mr. Ross, born in Cheyenne, Okla., had lived in Amarillo since 1993. He was a retired machinist and a member of Coulter Road Baptist Church. He was a veteran of World War II, serving with the Air Force as a flight engineer and a tail gunner. He married Lillian Rose Robertson on April 24, 1971, in Spearman. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Dianna Kay Gibson of Colorado Springs, Colo.; a stepson, Martin W. Hendrix of Amarillo; a brother, Steve Ross of Endicott, N.Y.; three grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 13, 2003 Jesse Charles Bristow Jesse Charles Bristow, 53, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2003. Services were at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Second Baptist Church with Dr. Charles Jones, pastor, officiating. Entombment was in Llano Cemetery Mausoleum by Rector Funeral Home, 2800 S. Osage St. Mr. Bristow was born in McAlester, Okla. He moved to Amarillo from Oklahoma in 1965. He was a boilermaker and a member of Boilermaker Union Local No. 531 for 28 years. Survivors include a son, Jacob Bristow of Jacksonville, Fla.; his father, Ross Bristow of Chickasha, Okla.; his grandmother, Irene McIntosh of McAlester; seven brothers, Jimmy Bristow, Ron Bristow and Don Bristow, all of Amarillo, Tommy Bristow of Wilburton, Okla., Kevin Bristow and Myron Loman, both of Chickasha, and Carl Black of Dallas; three sisters, Angie Bunch of Minco, Okla., Cheryl Turner of Cement, Okla., and Gail Evans of Chickasha; and three grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Olivia's Angels in care of BSA Hospice, 200 N.W. Seventh Ave., Amarillo, TX 79107. The family will be at 7731 Clarke St. in Amarillo. Sign our online guest book at www.rectorfuneralhome.com. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 13, 2003 New Mexico Homer Burns CLOVIS, N.M. - Homer Burns, 72, died Monday, Feb. 10, 2003, in Lubbock, Texas. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in The Chapel with the Rev. Dale Moore officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Arrangements are by Muffley Funeral Home. Mr. Burns was a lifetime resident of Clovis. He married Helen Gonzales on Dec. 31, 1951. Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Brenda Compton of Carlsbad, and Cathy Songer and Karen Valdez, both of Clovis; two sons, Homer "Sonny" Burns Jr. and Billy Joe Burns, both of Clovis; six sisters, Betty Lou Bryant of Lovington, Julia Steele of Amarillo, Texas, Jeannie Belcher and Delores Esquibel, both of Clovis, Barbara Faye Harpold of Gering, Neb., and Gaytha Sandell of Garden City, Kan.; three brothers, W.H. Burns of Phoenix, Alvin Burns of Sparks, Nev., and Felies Andrew Burns of Liberal, Kan.; and six grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 13, 2003 Oklahoma Theron "Terry" Forsyth Bonzo WILSON, Okla. - Theron "Terry" Forsyth Bonzo, 64, died Monday, Feb. 10, 2003. No services are scheduled. Arrangements are by Alexander Funeral Home. Mr. Bonzo was born Dec. 4, 1938, in Cedar City, Utah. He served in the Army. Survivors include his wife, Ruth; three daughters, Carol Vandawalker of Espanola, N.M., Sue Earnest of Santa Fe, N.M., and Mary Pipes of Wilson; a son, Gary Vandawalker of Belleville, Mich.; a stepbrother, Brad Sting of Fullerton, Calif.; and seven grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 13, 2003 Gertrude "Marie" Silsbee Tidrick GUYMON, Okla. - Gertrude "Marie" Silsbee Tidrick, 96, died Monday, Feb. 10, 2003, in Oklahoma City. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Apostolic Faith Church with the Rev. Jack Cornell, pastor of Midway Church, officiating. Burial will be in Hartville Cemetery in Hardesty by Henson-Novak Funeral Directors of Guymon. Mrs. Tidrick was born Feb. 6, 1907, near Range in Texas County. She married Albert Harold "Jobby" Tidrick on March 18, 1929. Survivors include a daughter, Virgie Thurman of Reydon; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 13, 2003 Elsewhere Juanelle "Nell" Burkett Curtis GOLDTHWAITE - Juanelle "Nell" Curtis, 82, died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2003. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today in Goliad Church of Christ of Goliad. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Mullin by Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home. Mrs. Curtis was born Aug. 27, 1920. She married Alton F. Curtis on Jan. 20, 1943. Survivors include two sons, Jerry Curtis of Hereford and Alton "Burkett" Curtis of Goliad; two daughters, Claye Curtis of DeSoto and Lorrie Curtis of San Antonio; and two grandsons. The family suggests memorials be to Goliad 4-H Club; or Goliad Church of Christ. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 13, 2003 Vondee Moore LUBBOCK - Vondee Moore, 81, died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2003. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in First United Methodist Church with Dr. Keith Wiseman officiating. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park by RIX Funeral Directors. Mrs. Moore was the widow of the late Zeb A. Moore Jr. of Memphis. The couple formerly lived in Amarillo. Survivors include three sons, David Randolph Moore, Donald Charles Moore and Robert Michael Moore, all of Dallas; a sister, Elray McKinney of Lubbock; three brothers, C.L. Lewis and Deverelle Lewis, both of Lubbock, and Leon Lewis of Weatherford; and five grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to First United Methodist Church, 1411 Broadway St., Lubbock, TX 79401. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 13, 2003 This story printed from the Amarillo Globe-News Online at amarillonet.com: http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/021303/obi_ob021303-20.shtml